Your letter of December 21st and all 19 manuscripts
received.[1] I am thinking of giving some of these letters (in
particular about sectarians) in early issues of Iskra, perhaps
even in No. 31, which will come out in a couple of weeks.

The one thing not quite clear to me is whether to indicate that these
are “from the materials of Zhizn”. On the one hand, it would be
the most natural thing to do, that’s how it’s usually done, and nobody in
Russia would be puzzled—especially if we also carried an item (or your
letter to the editor) about Zhizn ceasing publication.

On the other hand, it appears from your letter that the Zhizn
organisation did not want to pass the materials on to Iskra and
that you have done so on your own initiative. If that is so, do you wish
the materials printed without any comment or indication of the
source?

Kindly let me know how things stand and also your opinion on how best
to present the material. Please reply to the following address, which I
would ask you not to give to anyone else so that it should be used by you
only: Mr. Jacob Richter.